HPS202H1 Study Guide - Final Guide: Arpanet, William Shockley, Planned Parenthood
16 Dec 2012
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12 of these concepts will be in short answer form. First produced in britain in 1868 by james starley. Grew to dominance of the cycle market during the 1870s. It required significant athletic ability and strength to balance and move the cycle. The speed and height made it very dangerous and prone to crashing. Strongly masculine in its culture. extremely difficult to ride in victorian female clothing. Also known as the penny farthing or boneshaker. Front and back wheels roughly the same size, rear chain drive with front wheel steering increased safety and decreased athletic ability. Pneumatic rubber tire developed in 1888 to increase comfort. designed to appeal to a group beyond the young athletic crowed to whom the ordinary appealed. Existed along side the ordinary serving a different community until roughly 1890, when the safety largely dominated the market. safety cycle began to make cycling accessible to women. Critics feared cycling would rob women of femininity.
